Desk Jockey
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Serious question. Do bears -brown, black and polar - fear fire?
I was having a debate with a buddy, neither of us have much bear experience at all, and we where deadlocked over whether bears would be afraid of a fire -like would a campfire keep a bear out of your camp?
I realize results will vary probably based on how peopled the bears are but I am looking for general thoughts, especially if those thoughts support my position that a small campfire isn’t going to keep grizzlys out of you camp in Alaska, thus proving my buddy is a dumbass.
I was having a debate with a buddy, neither of us have much bear experience at all, and we where deadlocked over whether bears would be afraid of a fire -like would a campfire keep a bear out of your camp?
I realize results will vary probably based on how peopled the bears are but I am looking for general thoughts, especially if those thoughts support my position that a small campfire isn’t going to keep grizzlys out of you camp in Alaska, thus proving my buddy is a dumbass.